RFC 831 · UNKNOWN · 1982
WED · 17 JUN 2026
Backup access to the European side of SATNET
Overview
RFC 831, “Backup access to the European side of SATNET”, is an Unknown document published in December 1982 by R.T. Braden. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
The purpose of this RFC is to focus discussion on a particular Internet problem: a backup path for software maintenance of the European sector of the Internet, for use when SATNET is partitioned. We propose a mechanism, based upon the Source Routing option of IP, to reach European Internet sites via the VAN Gateway and UCL. This proposal is not intended as a standard at this time.
What “Unknown” means
The standards-track status of this early RFC was never formally classified.
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